The Thiruvananthapuram Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on Saturday denied bail to five CPM workers who were arrested in connection with the violent attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials while they were returning from a raid at the Thiruvananthapuram residence of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in connection with the CMRL-Exalogic financial transaction case.
Nine CPM, DYFI functionaries have been arrested so far in connection with the violent attack on vehicles carrying Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials, who had conducted raids at the rented residence of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday
Senior IAS officer Dr. Rathan U. Kelkar took charge as Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan on Sunday, despite it being a weekend holiday.
Leaders of the BJP and the CPM in Kerala have sharply criticised Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of adopting double standards regarding bureaucratic appointments.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary M. A. Baby has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging immediate intervention in the ongoing labour dispute involving employees of Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL), while warning that the unrest could have implications for passenger safety.
As expected, the Opposition has seized on the matter, alleging institutional involvement and a high-level conspiracy within the temple administration that points to the ruling party.
Ratnakumar, a native of Kottoor, retired from service in March this year.
Following discussions with Binoy Viswam and CPI Minister G.R. Anil, Sivankutty told reporters that all issues related to the PM SHRI scheme would be “resolved through discussions.” However, he declined to share further details, describing the talks as a “friendly conversation.”
“This Bihar election will be the first in our country’s history where the ‘umpire’, the Election Commission, appears to be part of one team in the contest—the ruling party,” said CPI(M) General Secretary M. A. Baby in a social media post after the EC announced the Bihar poll schedule.
Speaking to media persons in Kannur, Satheesan said that the Congress and the UDF have taken up the political mission of exposing so-called “hypocritical bhakti groups” associated with the Sabarimala controversy.
